R. Ann Humphries

R. Ann Humphries is a lifelong science fiction and fantasy addict. Unable to find a portal to Narnia in her closet, she started inventing her own fantasy worlds and storylines. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University with a BA in Creative Writing. She lives in western North Carolina with her two weenie dogs, Smith and Wesson.

Humphries was introduced to the world of science fiction and fantasy by her father, who made her sit down and watch every episode of the original Star Trek series at a young, impressionable age. Hopelessly hooked from that point on, she moved through dozens of sci-fi/fantasy television shows, books, movies, and video games like a true addict. While the entertaining, escapist side of such stories is obvious, Humphries believes there’s a truly valuable side to farfetched and whimsical stories, one that allows readers to examine themselves and humanity through non-traditional and unfamiliar lenses.

Sedich: The Annals of Lusiartha

Young Adult Fantasy Rilan Crendu is a slave. He labors in the fields of the Regiment, the military dictatorship that rules Lusiartha's four islands. Like all natives of Setu, Rilan lives to at the whims of his conquerors. He attends a Regiment school, fills his Regiment-imposed labor quota, and dreams of a life free of Regiment tyranny. But when a secret society captures him, Rilan learns the path to freedom may be more dangerous than life as a slave. As keepers of Lusiartha's ancient history, this society, called the Siarthens, protects the sedich, a stone imbued with the power of the Creator. With one touch, the sedich sears its power into Rilan's heart, turning him into a kolcha - a savior child - and the leader of the rebellion. Now able to control fire with his hands, Rilan attracts the attention of Sovereign Promic Izhara, the bloodthirsty leader of the Regiment, whose sole focus is bringing Rilan down. Joined by slaves, soldiers, and civilians from across Lusiartha, Rilan must learn how to command and lead those he once had to obey, and he must do so quickly. For if the Sovereign succeeds and Rilan falls, Lusiartha’s one chance at freedom falls with him.

Kolchae: The Annals of Lusiartha Book Two

Young Adult Fantasy

The war has begun. With their first mission only a partial success, Rilan and the others now face the full power of the Regiment. Their homes are gone and supplies in Aleyra are dangerously low. As tensions grow between the kolchae and Siarthen leaders, Rilan realizes he must face two wars – one in Aleyra, and one against the Regiment. But when a kolcha is captured on a desperate mission to Setu, Rilan decides that he must take matters into his own hands if he and his friends are going to survive. With the Siarthens demands on one side and attacks from the Regiment on another, will Rilan be strong enough to save his fellow kolchae from the hands of the Sovereign?